Eric Welsch Celebrates 16 Years as CFO for Gatlin Development Company 

Del Mar, CA, May 23, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Chief Financial Officer of Gatlin Development Company, Eric Welsch has been with the company since 1993. In his role as CFO, Mr. Welsch is responsible for financing, project evaluation, tax planning, accounting and reporting for all partnerships and corporations owned and managed by Gatlin Development Company. On a daily basis, Mr. Welsch interfaces with the company’s owner, Frank C. Gatlin, the company’s president, Loren Van Der Slik, and the accounting department.

Born and raised in Illinois, he received a congressional appointment for the Annapolis Naval Academy when graduating from high school. Instead of accepting the appointment, Mr. Welsch chose to attend the University of Illinois, the number one school for accounting, where he obtained an accounting degree and graduated with high honors in 1973.

After college, Mr. Welsch worked as a CPA for the Illinois offices of accounting firm Clifton Gunderson & Company. At the age of 25, Eric was named the youngest person to become tax manager at the firm. Later, he took a position as the CFO for SES Properties, a shopping center developer with headquarters in Chicago. The company subsequently relocated to Southern California where Mr. Welsch met Frank Gatlin. In 1993, Mr. Welsch took the position as CFO for Gatlin Development Company and to date, has continued in that position.

Gatlin Development Company, Inc. is located in Del Mar, California, and Dickson, Tennessee. The company can found on the web at www.gatlindc.com.

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